Research
Research Grants
Research Grants Awarded
Target Grants: Request for Proposals
Grant application submissions: June 24, 2025
Full application Deadlines: August 7, 2025
Latest News
Beyond Stem Cell Transplantation?
amfAR awards grants to researchers—Drs. Jonah Sacha, Elena Herrera-Carrillo, and Alexander Pasternak—who are testing innovative HIV cure strategies.
Shaping the Future of HIV Research
amfAR interviewed Gladstone Institutes’ Dr. Melanie Ott about her work on HIV, hepatitis C, and other viruses, and the promise of new technologies.
Demystifying mRNA
Research using mRNA technology has led to lifesaving vaccines and may lead to treatments for HIV and other diseases—its potential deserves support.
Uncovering HIV’s Hiding Places
Researchers scour blood and tissues in search of an elusive marker for HIV reservoir cells, the primary barrier to a cure.
HIV Science: Dynamic, Inspiring
amfAR’s Dr. Andrea Gramatica highlights three research projects presented at CROI with the potential to reshape our understanding of HIV cure strategies.
Publications from amfAR Grantees and Fellows
Each month, the findings of amfAR-funded researchers (names in bold) are published in peer-reviewed journals, which are listed below by month of publication. In each case you can click on the “ABSTRACT” link for a brief summary of the research paper as it appears in the journal. In some cases, you can click on the “READ MORE” link to access related articles written for a lay audience by amfAR staff.